title: 'Retouch free': The effect of labelling media images as not digitally altered on women's body dissatisfaction.
abstract: This study aimed to investigate the effect of 'retouch free' labels on thin ideal fashion images on women's body dissatisfaction. This represents an experimental analogue to current practice by some fashion magazines. Participants were 224 female undergraduates who viewed a set of fashion shoots with either no label, or a label indicating that the image had not been digitally altered. Results indicated that, although body dissatisfaction increased after exposure to the thin ideal images, there was no significant effect of label type on mood or body dissatisfaction. It was concluded that labelling images as digitally unaltered appears neither helpful nor harmful in terms of body dissatisfaction. Nevertheless, more extensive research is required to guide the most effective use of labels.
authors.affiliation: Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia. Electronic address: marika.tiggemann@flinders.edu.au.
authors.forename: Marika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tiggemann
authors.affiliation: Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Slater
authors.affiliation: Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Smyth
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008402:Mass Media; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D013851:Thinness / Q000523:psychology*; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Body dissatisfaction; Fashion magazines; Media; Retouch free labels; Social comparison; Thin ideal images